With the high temperatures in the valley, coaches and players are prepared for the dangers of heat stroke this season.

With the high temperatures in the valley, coaches and players are prepared for the dangers of heat stroke this season.

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Updated: 1:18 PM PDT Aug 29, 2015

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WEBVTT ANNOUNCER: NOW, COVERAGE YOU CANCOUNT ON, THIS IS ACTION NEWSEIGHT.DAN: GOOD EVENING, I AM DANGREEN.ERIN: I'M ERIN CLARK, WE AREBEGINNING WITH HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL BACK IN ACTION ON THECENTRAL COAST.TONIGHT IS WEEK ZERO FOR THEPLAYERS WHO ARE READY FOR SEASONKICK OFF NEXT WEEK.WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES INTHE VALLEY,COACHES AND PLAYERSARE GEARING UP FOR THE HEAT ASWELL.LAUREN SEAVER IS LIVE.LAUREN:PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEDANGERS OF FOOTBALL AND MOST OFTHE TIME THEY'RE TALKING ABOUTCONCUSSIONS.THERE IS ANOTHER SERIOUS ISSUEPLAYERS AND COACHES A LIKE NEEDTO BE AWARE OF.WITH FOOTBALL BACK IN ACTION ONTHE CENTRAL COAST, PLAYERS HAVETHEIR EYE ON THE BALL.TOUCHDOWN.LAUREN:AS THE SUN BEAMS DOWN ONTHEM, THEY ALSO NEED TO BE AWAREOF SOMETHING ELSE.IT IS THE NUMBERONEPREVENTABLE DEATH FOR HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS -- ATHLETES.LAUREN: SHE IS TALKING ABOUTHEATSTROKE.WE WANT KIDS TO BE TOUGH, BUTAT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BEKEYED INTO THE SYMPTOMS AND THESIGNS OF HEAT STROKE OR HEATEXHAUSTION.LAUREN: SYMPTOMS LIKE DIZZINESS,CRAMPING, AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS.THOSE ARE THE EARLY SCIENCE, ITCAN INTENSIFY TO INCREASE HEARTRATE NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION,, SEIZURES, AND EVEN DEATH.SO WHAT ARE COACHES DOING TOKEEP THEIR PLAYERS SAFE?WE'RE WELL VERSED IN IT ASCOACHING STAFF, WE TAKE CLASSESFOR IT.THE KIDS ARE TAUGHT ALL THE TIMETO MAKE SURE THEY'RE HYDRATED,THEY CAN GET WATER ANY TIME ATOUR FIELD.LAUREN GOODBODY IS AMONG SEVERAL: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHESWHO TAKE COURSES ON CONCUSSIONS,SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, AND HEATSTROKE.THEY KNOW THE SIGNS AND HOW TOPREVENT IT,TO KEEP THEIR PLAYERSSAFE.FOR THE 150 SCHOOLS IN THE CCSDIVISION,AND ROUGHLY 150FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT EACH SCHOOL,WATER, PRACTICING BEFORE ORAFTER PEAK HEAT TIME,-- TIMES,AND REMOVING HELMETS AND PADDINGWHEN EVER POSSIBLE, ARE A FEWWAYS TO KEEP PLAYERS SAFE.WE TAKE BREAKS OFTEN.THERE'S ALWAYS WATER NEAR THESIDE LINES FOR US IF WE DON'THAVE ANY OF OUR OWN WATERBOTTLE.IT'S NOT MUCH OF A FACTOR,WE'RE KIND OF USED TO IT,PRACTICING WITH THE PADS ON ANDEVERYTHING WE'RE USED TO IT.DIFFERENT BODIES REACTDIFFERENTLY TO HEAT.SOME PEOPLE LOVE THE HEAT, OTHERPEOPLE DON'T.AND SO WE HAVE TO BE VERYCOGNIZANT OF ALL THE INDIVIDUALDIFFERENCES OF OUR STUDENTATHLETES.ERIN: FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUTHEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AND HOWTO PREVENT THEM, YOU CAN FIND

Football players prepare for the heat as they kick off the season

With the high temperatures in the valley, coaches and players are prepared for the dangers of heat stroke this season.